Quick question: I know I sound like a noob by asking this, but is there a way I can post a photo comment without turning my meme into a User Template? Like is there a piece of code I can insert into a text comment to make it display one of my images?

Yep! You can either paste an i.imgflip.com image URL directly into your comment, or you can use the "upload your own image" button on the meme generator without checking the box to "allow template in public directory"

He's Darth Sidious from the Star Wars movies. Basically he engineered 2 wars himself: one to elect himself as the Supreme Chancellor of the Republic, and one to destroy the Jedi Order. His character was inspired by Adolf Hitler (Chancellor of Germany, and an extremist right-wing political figure).

I love how you selected a less-than-flattering photo of Clinton. Tell me: do you honestly think that any of the other candidates would look any more photogenic if they made that same facial expression?